Chile - Torres del Paine

Hikking Trails in Torres del Paine National Park.

Know the main trails of the National Park Torres del Paine! Reach places where you can discover incredible landscapes that combine rock walls, glaciers and Patagonian vegetation

Pingo-Zapata Circuit
The trail begins at the Administrative Headquarters and follows vehicle road until getting to Lago Grey keeper post (18 km), then by hills until you arrive to Pingo lodge, Zapata lodge, and Zapata glacier.
• Administration - Grey keeper post - 18 km vehicle road.
• Grey keeper post - Pingo lodge: 1 hour
• Zapata lodge - Zapata glacier: 1 hour

Paine Circuit
The trail surrounds Paine Massif, first at half of the mountain and climbing to 1,350 masl, passing by rivers, lakes and glaciers such as Grey, Dickson and Perros. Duration time: 7 to 10 days of hike.

Dickson Glacier Circuit
The trail starts at Laguna Amarga keeper post through a plain until reaching Serón camping, then it continues through small hills passing by Coirón Camping and then again through a plain until getting to Dickson lodge, from where it is possible to see the glacier.
• Laguna Amarga keeper post – Serón camping: 5 hours
• Serón Camping - Coirón Camping: 3 hours
• Coirón Camping - Dickson lodge: 3 hours
Grey Glacier Circuit – French Snowdrift
The trail starts in a highly exposed to wind pampa, and then it continues at half a mountain until arriving to glaciers.
• Administration - Pehoé Lodge: 5 hours
• Pehoé Lodge – Grey Glacier: 3 hours 30 minutes
• Pehoé Lodge – French Snowdrift: 4 hours
Circuito Las Torres
• Type of path: raid.
• Laguna Amarga Keeper Post – Paine Hill Estancia: 7 km vehicle road.
• Paine Hill Estancia – Chilean Camping: 2 hours Chilean
• Camping – Torres Camping: 1.5 hours

Description: The trail starts in Laguna Amarga keeper post through vehicle road for 7 km, until reaching Paine Hill Keeper Post (private), then you start climbing passing by Chilean Camping until getting to the foot of Torres del Paine (600 masl).
Circuito Lago Paine
The trail starts in Laguna Azul keeper post until reaching Laguna Cebolla and then it continues through an old vehicle track until Paine lake lodge.
• Laguna Azul keeper post – Laguna Cebolla: 2 hours
• Laguna Cebolla – Paine lake lodge: 2 hours
Laguna Verde Circuit
The trail starts at Administrative Headquarters and goes through the vehicle road for 2.5 km, then it detours to the right to start climbing Sierra del Toro (800 masl), and continues by small hills until arriving to Laguna Verde keeper post.
Duration time: Administration - Laguna Verde: 5 hours
In general, these trails are fit for all kind of persons wearing mountain clothes and gear. Lodges allowing visitors to rest or spend the night are located throughout the primitive raid trail network.